These tender, buttery blackberry scones are loaded with sweet blackberries, crunchy walnuts and creamy brie. So easy to make, and the perfect brunch or snack!

Have you ever visit a place and then fantasized about running away from your current life and living there?

Well that kind of happened last week.

I dreamed that Ben, Kai and I lived in this amazing place they call Vancouver Island. Where the air smells like the ocean and blackberries grow wild. A place where snowfall is rare and the temperatures rarely dip below zero. I want to live there!

Then you snap back to reality and realize that you are mid-way almost done your PhD. You have bought a house. You have a child. OMG did I put down roots?! How did that happen?

Well. For now, I am going to have to settle for blackberries in these blackberry scones with walnuts and brie. It will have to do.

To be perfectly fair, this is not the first time I have fantasized about moving away and starting fresh…I’m pretty sure I did it when we visited Thailand…I definitely did it when we visited Brazil…and I actually did it when I visited Australia.

I turned my vacation into a stay-cation…almost 2 years. I went for school. Renewed my Visa and lived/worked in Melbourne. Traveled, traveled, traveled. Met Ben and dragged him back to Canada…only because my Visa had expired again!

But if there is any consolation that I won’t be running away to Vancouver Island in the next year or so…it’s these blackberry scones.

I have always had the impression that scones were dry, crumbly, and all-together lacking of flavor. Until I stumbled upon this scone recipe.

It is so simple, and so tasty! The scones are anything but dry, with a slightly crisp outer layer, and a tender, delicious, ever-so-slightly-sweet inside. I used this base last summer when I made my Peach & Brown Sugar Scones with White Chocolate. Holy guacamole, those were the best scones I’d even had.

Until now!

I think…I mean, it’s really hard to say which was better without having a scone-off.

But these blackberry scones with walnuts & brie are goooood.

Are you thinking: blackberries and cheese? No thanks. But guys, it’s BRIE. I repeat: BRIE!!

Fruit and brie go together so amazingly well, and blackberries are no exception…I threw in some walnuts for some crunch, but pretty well left the rest alone. These flavors really didn’t need any help.

So: crunchy walnuts, sweet blackberries and creamy brie in the form of one tender, buttery and delicious scone. YesPlease.

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27 Responses to "Blackberry Scones with Walnuts & Brie"

I’ve always thought it would be fun to go somewhere new and start fresh. I’m living in the same town I grew up in, and I love all the familiarity. But it would be exciting to experience life in a different place. Maybe I’ll just take a really long vacation somewhere. Love that your trip to Australia turned into 2 years!

THESE SCONES! Oh my word. Amazing! I love sweet and savory. These pictures have me craving these immediately!

My husband and I talk about moving somewhere new all the time! It’s always in the back of our minds, but we’ll see if it actually ever happens. I’m glad you dreamed up these scones though, Denise! I can’t tell enough how amazingly delicious they look! And that melted brie is just reeling me in…yum! Pinned!

Any place with blackberries sounds good to me! I’ve thought about how fun that would be too … for a couple days, I would love it. But I would miss my routine 🙂 Congrats on almost finishing your PhD!
And seriously, these scones? Melted brie and berries were made for each other. In heaven … or the other one, because it isn’t until I’ve eaten half the batch that I realize the damage my lack of self control will do to my waistline 🙂 Pinning these beauties!

What?!! These look out of this world amazing!! They look so good!! Too good! I love how they are naturally purple! …after all you eat with your eyes first, right?! YUM! And I love how you made them savory sweet with the brie and berries! Great recipe!!Cailee recently posted…Beauty Foods!

I was the same way about scones until I finally tried them and made them myself. A great scone recipe is such the opposite of dry. I love that you added brie in this. I’m drooling over the melted brie on the top. Going to have to make these very soon!Leah | So, How’s It Taste? recently posted…Ranchero Corn